George's Drive-In

🍔 NATIONAL BURGER DAY at George’s Drive-In 🍔
Today’s the day to celebrate America’s favorite meal the right way 🇺🇸🔥

From classic cheeseburgers to loaded bacon avocado stacks, George’s has been serving Riverside burger legends since 1974. Fresh beef, grilled to order, piled high, and made with that old-school drive-in flavor you can’t fake.

🍟 Burgers
🍔 Fries
🦅 Freedom

Pull up hungry and celebrate National Burger Day with us today!

📍George’s Drive-In – Riverside, CA

Hey family and friends…

Sorry I’ve been busy. We’ve been working hard on improving what we can around here. I’m not neglecting you guys — I just honestly haven’t put much thought into what to post about lately.

So how about an old story about Harvey?

If you didn’t know Harvey, he worked for my mom and dad for probably 40 years. I used to close with him at the Cactus.

One night he says, “Hey, let’s change the deep fryer oil for Chief.” That’s what he called my dad.

I said, “Okay… why don’t you do it if you know how.”

So Harvey starts changing the oil, and then suddenly I hear him scream, “Oh no!”

I’m like, “What?!”

I look over and there’s oil EVERYWHERE.

He didn’t drop anything… he just wasn’t paying attention and grabbed a plastic pickle bucket to drain the oil into. That hot oil went through that bucket like butter.

For the next two hours we did everything we could to get it cleaned up before my dad got back.

Sure enough, Dad walks in, looks at us, and says, “You dummies.”

Then he just turned around and walked back out.

I still laugh thinking about it now… but at the time, yeah, it really sucked.

And if you’re wondering about Harvey, I talked to him a few months ago. He’s doing well and living in Hemet. He also hates when I tell people that story… but oh well.

Talk to everyone soon. Thanks.

Good evening, Family & Friends

If you’d like to add a shirt to my employee order, please DM me your quantity and sizes.

Pricing will probably be:
• S–XL: around $16
• Larger sizes: a few dollars more

The shirts I usually order typically go up to 3X, but I’m checking other brands for additional sizes.

I’ll be placing the employee order on 6/10 so we can have them ready before 7/1.

For anyone outside the area, the shirts are also available on the website for shipping https://shop.georgesdrivein.com. If you’re local, ordering through me and picking up in-store helps save on shipping costs.

Thank you all so much for the support ❤️🤍💙

Thank you to Tricia for sending me this.

This Nostalgic Drive-In Joint In California Has Been A Roadside Favorite Since 1974 Roadside favorites do not stick around since 1974 by accident. They survive because people keep coming back hungry and leaving happy. Simple as that.

Good afternoon family and friends,

Today I was driving to meet up with friends for lunch at Sonora Grill . Another friend who runs a great restaurant. If you're in Moreno Valley, give him a try.

On the way, I noticed Joe’s Italian. I used to go there years ago. It’s been sold a few times over the years, but it still says Joe’s.

It got me thinking about my restaurant.

If all the places through the years had kept the same name, our place would probably now be considered close to 75 years in business. We’ve personally operated the same business for over 52 years, but the corner of 9910 Magnolia has been serving burgers to this community since the 1950s.

I’ve worked hard to keep my parents’ place going because I wanted to continue their legacy. But really, it’s become something bigger than that. It’s the legacy of a community restaurant that has been here for generations.

If you only knew the effort it takes to keep something like this going, you’d probably think I was crazy. But I’ve never been afraid of hard work.

I truly appreciate all the kind comments and support people have sent me over these past few months. It means more than you know. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Side note — another longtime business owner and friend is being forced to close after 54 years on June 30th. Richard at The Sub Station by UCR. If you’ve never stopped by there, give them a try and thank him for all the years.

Independent restaurants understand each other. We’ve spent decades serving our communities, raising families through these businesses, and trying our best to give people a place that feels familiar.

The restaurant business has changed a lot over the years, but we’re still here.

And as long as people keep walking through those doors, we’ll keep showing up every day and doing what we’ve always done.

Good afternoon family and friends 🇬🇷

When I posted the 4th of July shirt, someone—Linda Bell—reminded me not to forget my Greek roots.

I want you to know… I haven’t.

That design was just for the 4th, but her comment stuck with me. So I started working on something special for next year’s Greek Independence Day – March 25th.

Here’s an early look at the direction I’m going 👇

Still a work in progress, but I wanted to share it and say thank you. I really do read the comments, and I try to take them to heart when I can.

Let me know what you think so far.

— George’s

🇺🇸 Stickers are IN! 🇺🇸

We just got our new George’s 4th of July stickers… and they turned out 🔥

Now here’s the deal — these are limited, and we want to make sure we have plenty closer to the 4th… BUT we’re going to release a small batch early 👀

Why? Because our loyal family and friends deserve a little something extra.

👉 Starting soon, we’ll be handing out a limited number of stickers to our loyal followers — think of it as a small thank you for all the support.

Once this first batch is gone… we’re holding the rest until closer to the 4th 🇺🇸

So if you’ve been following, liking, commenting… this one’s for you.

Let me know what you think of them 👇

We’re officially live with our new system.

Credit card companies charge us on every transaction—
instead of raising prices across the board,
we’re giving the savings back to those who pay with cash.

Just a smarter way to keep things going.

Appreciate you all as always 🙏

— George’s Drive-In
Since 1974